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Matthew Shepard: The Murder and the Myth - A Discussion with Stephen Jiminez

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

In October 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay college student, was found tied to a log fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. He had been pistol-whipped so severely that he died a few days later.

Does the real story behind this iconic crime matter? Or is the serviceable myth of the worst anti-gay hate crime in U.S. history more important?

What happens when landmark events take on a life of their own, but turn out to be myths?